Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-11-26


calisthenics. 1t is quite amusing to
see the efforts made to learn a new
figure.
GOLDSMITH.
Oliver Goldsmith was born in the
year 1928, in Ireland. His parents
being very poor, he was denied the
advantage of spending his youthful
years at school. AT the age of seven
teen he entered Trinity College, Dub
lin, and on account of his slothfulness
and inability to learn books he was
made dining-room servant. He was
expelled three times while there.
After his first expulsion he was re-
solved to redeem himself, and APP
piled again for position in one of
the lowest classes, where he worked
with redoubled energy for a long
time, but afterwards fell into his old
injurious habits and was again ex-
PEELED. Through the influence of his
brother, he was allowed to return.
He worked with great zeal for a
while, but again fell into pernicious
habits and was third time expelled.
After an absence of two years he re-
turned, received his B. A. degree, land
left the university. He tried several
professions, but all without success.
He spent eighteen months studying
medicine at Edinburgh and pretend.
ing to study physics at Leyden. He
left school at the age of twenty-seven,
with no property except his clothes
and flute, to which he was very de-
voted and on which he performed
exquisltely.
Next, Goldsmith commenced his
wanderings. He travelled on foot
through Flanders, France, Switzer-
land and Italy, "playing tunes which
everywhere pleased the peasantry."
He would play for a peasant family
all one evening for meals and lodging
for one night and day.
On his return to England he OBJ
tanned a medical appointment in the
East India Company, but on account
OF his dissipation it was soon revoked.
AT last he took a garnet in one of the
alleys of London, and commenced to
work like slave. He there wrote
the Deserted Village" and had it
published, the fame of which spread
like "wild fire." He then wrote "She
Stops to Conquer, and had it dra-
matized with this his glory reached
its zenith. But his old love for strong
drink returned, and he became in
volved in debt and fell into poverty
again. He continued to write histo-
ries for school use, but they were too
inaccurate to be of much use.
Although somewhat sl0ven in his
dress and life, yet he had grace and
beautythatwas chaste and fascinating.
His style of writing was tender and
affectionate, as we'll as humorous.
In 1774, at the age of forty-six, his
generous, cratic soul burst its frail
prison bars and found rest, we trust,
in the bosom of Infinite Mercy. He
was inferred in a private burying
ground, but the Literary Club of
which he was a member, erected to
his memory in Westminster Abbey
a beautiful shaft which was furnished
by johnson with graceful, glowing
epitaph in Latin. 81. E
AT his death his debts amounted to
over eight thousand dollars, where
upon an admiring friend exclaimed:
E"Was ever poet so trusted before ~
NC.
Prof. Paschal went to Nashville
last Friday to visit his family, and re-
turned Monday. rs.., III
Rev. W. NJ. Crump visited on
last Thursday and Friday his daugh-
ter, Miss Leila Crump, at G. F. @.
Mr.. Carroll, who has been attend
ing court at this place, called to see
his cousin, Miss Lizzie Ford, last
Wednesday. ,-1#1 lisa E@Igo gt
The old turkey has ceased to count
the days till Thanksgiving, for he
adorned our tables yesterday instead
of standing around with ruffied feath-
ers, awaiting his summons.
Our Motto: "Per aspera ad astra."
Emerson says: ga beautiful be-
havior is the finest of the fine arts"
Could the shade of the aesthetic old
Bostonian hover over the College
Chapel for one day, it would find
many fair young disciples of his terse
aphorism. So says teacher who
knows whereof she affirms.
"How beautiful is youth how bright il
CLEANS i
With its illusions, aspirations, dreams